Ssecondtimearound I get it. We all wear socks here with slippers, from fall to spring. The parents are told they have to keep their socks on here. The kids listen to me. I strictly tell them keep the slippers on (or whatever else they like to take off including pants or hair ties) with a not nice face. I don't pull punches with the kids when it's something that matters to me. We are in the basement and it gets cold on their little feet. If they don't listen at home that's the parents problem, but they have to listen here and do. Even temper tantrums they will do at home but at the first sign of a face that looks like it's building into something I look at them sternly and say "NOT HERE". Other than that I'm a pretty nice person lol. If the problem is the parents then it's a different story. I know how hard it is to terminate. We try our best to keep them but sometimes it's not worth it. Why not try and fill the spot without saying anything and when you do give notice to them. Just a thought.